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July 29th 2009
So this is really an entry to let everyone know that it's Josh's birthday today!!!! Hurray!! Bring on the cake, presents and the parade I tried to organize in his honour!!!!!!! I should probably mention that it's his evil twin's birthday too. So Happy 14th Birthday Lincon! May you have many more! Oh, Josh; I tried to hire a skywriter but he only spoke swedish and wouldn't make the hop across the pond. Something about running out of feul and drowning or some such trivial thing.... Sorry. Love you all! (Well, most of you...) Have a happy Josh Day!!! (Love you especially on this official swedish holiday, little bro! Yes, I was able to do that much) OH!! Happy belated Birthday to Rena (even though she doesn't read this). You are officially old! Until I get ... read more
July 29th 2009
So as a general overview of what I've been doing the past couple of weeks I am including this blog entry. (Just as an FYI; I might get confused as to what day it was so forgive me.) Ok, After I left Lena, Patrik and co. I rode the train from Trondhiem to Östersund with Tord, Gerd and Marielle (evidently some relation of mine). We went from the train station to Hammerdal (is that the correct spelling?) and spent the night there. After a hearty breakfast (I've noticed that everyone uses an abundance of butter) we set of to Gäddede. (This is where I start to get hazy) Once we got there I settled into my current place of residence. The day after we arrived (the weather was terrible by the way. Raining all the time) ... read more
July 25th 2009
From A to B in 6 Storulvån till Höglekardalen Så var det dags för en liten fjälltur, ett av de intressen som Linda och jag har gemensamt. Inför denna lilla tur så har vi kompletterat vår fjällutrustning med lite nya kläder, lite nya prylar och ett tält(!!). Det blev ett Keron 3 av Hilleberg, jag är fortfarande färgad av min Sarek-tripp 1993 när vi hade ett Keron 4 som är det absolut bästa tältet jag varit med om. Det tältet hänger fortfarande med (men det var en lite för lång omväg att hämta upp det). Hilleberg är ett av de här företagen som tillverkar lite för bra grejor. Mina Lundhagskängor är från 1992 - 17 år - och i skick som nya. Begagnade men i toppskick. Min Karrimor rygga är från 1988- 21 år - och ... read more
July 25th 2009
Regnet har hängt i luften hela dagen med avbrott av korta skurar, nu duggregnar det. SMHI har varnat för mycket stora regnmängder under de närmaste dagarna. Perfekt för en fjälltur alltså! Nu är allt packat och klart, Lindas säck väger in på 18 kg och min på 22 (mindre än vad jag någonsin haft för en veckas fjälltur). Imorgon bär det av mot Storulvån!... read more
July 24th 2009
Och så var det slut för den här gången och jag tänkte väl sammanfatta mitt lilla äventyr: 500 mil + på en sportster blev rätt så bra i slutändan Fördelar med att resa med hoj: * Man är mera exponerad för omgivningen. Lukter, ljud etc. Man är inte lika avskärmad som i en bil, som känns som att sitta hemma och spela Grand Turismo på PS3:an i jämförelse. Temperaturdippar känns verkligen och man är mer symbios med omgivningen om man så vill * Man hamnar på avvägar. Eftersom man undviker motorvägar och ofta kör på småvägar så hamnar man ofta på rätt revliga små ställen. När navigatorn dessutom bråkar så blir det ännu mer spännande. * Gemenskapen mellan hojåkare. Man snackar med andra hojåkare, både de som har hojen med och inte. Sådan gemenskap finns inte ... read more
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February 14th 2009
"Congratulations, well done, you've made it. You are all winners. Get up, get back to the cabin. It's better to be a winner in life. Well done." Rich, 14th February We woke up at 6am to Rich's voice. I can still hear it now. We'd made it. We made it through alive. We were the first team for a number of years at Intrepid that had all made it through the challenge. No drop outs and extreme temperatures. We were told previous teams had given up at -6c (20F). Today is our day to do whatever we want. We need to look after the hot tub for a bath tonight. This involves checking the hot tub's fire throughout the day. ... read more
February 14th 2009
Valentines day, 15 people get a wash for the first time in a week. We made it through. On the last day I took a final ski, caught up with sleep before slipping into my bikini for the Hot tub (using lake water) and Sauna. Hans bought over a fantastic meal of Moose burgers in gravy. The celebratory beer didn't numb our bare feet against the snow one bit - Just when we thought the challenge was over as well! Trust me being partially naked in sub zero temperature feeling your hair freeze, and sweating like a bit of cheese on a hot day, was a strange way to mitigate our initial excitement of having a wash for the first time in a week. All in all we had an amazing time, developed new skills and ... read more
February 12th 2009
We're all feeling pretty tired after last night. Temperatures fluctuated throughout the night as we took it in turns to add more wood to the stove, which glowed bright red when hot. On my firewatch I managed to melt part of the sleeve of my McMurdo Parka. Fortunately I'd bought some Goretex repair patches along with me. I spent the most of my firewatch hour making impromptu repairs. The fire took some time to get going again in the morning, meaning the group weren't able to get breakfast on the go. I got my heximine fuel burner going, and before long I was tucking into my expedition breakfast. A hearty meal of oatmeal, haselnuts, dried apple and raisins. I managed to get a fair bit of sleep, despite the musical snore chorus coming from my fellow ... read more
February 11th 2009
"The Swedish have abandoned their army, they decided they never needed it anymore" Nigel, 11th Feb We spent the evening shoveling out 1 metre thick snow for a fire a to erect a 20 man Swedish Army tent. Fire doesn't light or burn so well in these temperatures. It's our first night in the cold, we were all apprehensive this evening. Now we are all concentrating on food and warmth. Jobs were divided amongst the group. This is a real team effort. Fire creation, shelter erection, food preparation. The focus of our efforts have changed we must now focus on the basics of food, drink, fire, water and shelter - Now the snow has become our water source. Nigel, the course leader tell us that the Swedish Army never used to sleep in these tents without ... read more
October 17th 2008
Un petit coucou d´Östersund! C'est une petite ville au beau milieu de la Suede, pres du 3eme plus grand lac du pays. Ca sent la neige ici, il fait froid mais c'est un froid suportable car il fait beau, ni pluie, ni vent ca fait plaisir! Je vais aller me balader sur l'ile pres d'ici, je verai peu etre le monstre du grand lac! Ce soir je prend le train de nuit pour Kiruna et la je pense que la neige sera presente car c'est la ville la plus au Nord de la suede. Je vais d'ailleur aller m'acheter des collants, je compte pas mourir de froid en attendant de voir une aurore boreale demain. Gros becs! Hej då! ... read more
